La Vanguardia, 3 February 2016 In this article in the Spanish daily about the killing of an 11-year old Afghan boy who had participated in the fighting against the insurgents, AAN’s Martine van Bijlert is quoted with her research about Uruzgan: La codirectora de la oenegé Afghanistan Analyst Network, Martine van Biljiert, ha documentado profusamente […]
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Urband, Dalw 1394 (Jan/Feb 2015) Reprint, in the Pashto magazine Urband (“Ceasefire”, in English) of Fazl Muzhary’s AAN dispatch over the joy of producing and eating landai dry meat in the Afghan season, a feast that brings families and friends together (not online). A PDF version can be found here.
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The Diplomat, 27 January 2016 Catherine Putz refers to two AAN pieces –by our former colleague Gran Hewad and by guest author Mohsin Amin – as background for her article about the Taleban blowing up the electricity transmission line to Kabul from Uzbekistan: As noted by Gran Hewad in an excellent piece for the Afghanistan Analysts Network (AAN), […]
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Reuters, 24 January 2016 Two short quotes by AAN’s Thomas Ruttig in this Reuters piece: Thomas Ruttig, co-director of the Afghanistan Analysts Network in Kabul, said the Taliban have been fairly consistent in their demands and he is skeptical the latest push would yield any results [the latter refers to the quadrilateral talks hosted by […]
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De Volkskrant, 20 January 2016 In this reportage about underage Afghan refugees in Sweden in the Durch daily, AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is quoted on possible reasons why so many of them come to Europe (not online): Waarom juist zoveel minderjarige mannen uit Afghanistan komen, is vol- gens Thomas Ruttig, een Duitse onder- zoeker bij het […]
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The Diplomat, 20 January 2016 This report on the setting of Afghanistan’s next election date quotes AAN’s Martine van Bijlert several times: Martine van Bijlert, of the Afghanistan Analysts Network, noted in her evaluation of the news that the “Abdullah camp, apart from generally pushing for changes to the electoral system, has particularly insisted on the […]
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Stars and Stripes, 19 January 2016 AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is quoted twice here about the latest quadrilateral peace (or better: preparatory) talks in Islamabad, the first one reacting to a question about foreign minister Rabbani’s statement that that “the Afghan public will not accept an open-ended process”: Thomas Ruttig, co-founder of the Afghanistan Analysts Network, […]
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Stars and Stripes, 14 January 2016 Quotes from AAN’s Thomas Ruttig in this article about the IS claim for the suicide attack against the Pakistani consulate in Jalalabad: If the Jalalabad attack proves to have been carried out by Islamic State militants, it would be significant, said Thomas Ruttig, co-director of the Afghan Analysts Network. […]
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dpa, sda, ATA/Der Standard, BaslerZeitung etc, 11 January 2016 Quotes by AAN’s Thomas Ruttig on today’s quadrilateral Afghanistan talks in Pakistan to prepare a new round of talks with the Taleban: Der Afghanistan-Analyst Thomas Ruttig sagte, es sei falsch, die Taliban als “Marionetten Pakistans” anzusehen. Da seien zwar Abhängigkeiten aus der Vergangenheit, aber die Taliban […]
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Le Monde, 11 January 2016 In this backgrounder on attempts to revive peace talks, AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is briefly quoted (in French, full article for subscribers only): “Les talibans ont aussi dénoncé les négociations en juillet parce qu’ils avaient été assurés que la rencontre ne serait pas rendue publique, ce qui a probablement été fait par […]
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Washington Post, 10 January 2016 Some quotes on Taleban leader Mullah Mansur and peace talks by AAN’s Thomas Ruttig: Mansour became Omar’s right-hand man “kind of by default,” said Thomas Ruttig, co-director of the Afghanistan Analysts Network. Again, however, Mansour proved surprisingly proficient. “He effectively led the Taliban during a very complicated time, which was […]
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RFE/RL, 8 January 2016 A short quote from AAN’s Thomas Ruttig, on the subject, in this article by Frud Bezhan. More on Thomas’ website, in English and German, here. “The Taliban keep themselves open to different scenarios,” said Thomas Ruttig, co-director of the Afghanistan Analysts Network, an independent think tank in Kabul. “One, taking over […]
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